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- pronunciation:
- ba
ro
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baw
ro
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
borrows, borrowing, borrowed |
| definition 1: |
to take or receive (something) with the intention of returning it or something equivalent to it.
He borrowed some power tools from his neighbor.- similar words:
- float, pawn, raise, touch
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| definition 2: |
to take (something originating from another source) for one's own use.
The author clearly borrowed the style of Virginia Woolf in his first novel.- synonyms:
- adopt, appropriate
- antonyms:
- impart
- similar words:
- filch, lift, pilfer, scrounge, swipe, use
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| related words: |
extract |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take or receive something temporarily.
In order to afford this car, I will need to borrow.- similar words:
- scrounge, take
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| derivation: |
borrower (n.) |
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